Irving Berlin "CALL ME MADAM" Ingerid Vardund / Ethel Merman 1955 Norway Program

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This is a rare March 1955 programme (playbill) from the Original Norwegian production of the IRVING BERLIN, HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE musical comedy "CALL ME MADAM" at the Central Teatret in Oslo, Norway. (The Original Broadway production opened October 12th, 1950 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City and ran for 644 performances.) ..... The musical starred INGERID VARDUND as "Mrs. Sally Adams", the new Ambassador to the mythical country of Lichtenburg (the role created on Broadway by ETHEL MERMAN). Based loosely on the life and career of PERLE MESTA (U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg in the 1940's), the musical also starred LAURITZ FALK, ANNE-LISE TANGSTAD and FRANK ROBERT and featured CARL STRUVE, WILLY KRAMER-JOHANSEN, LEIF ENGER, OSCAR AMUNDSEN, METTE LANGE-NIELSEN, JON LENNART MJOEN, ODD BORG, ROLF FALKENBERG-SMITH, PER LILLO-STENBERG, ERNA SCHOYEN and ULF SELMER ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Mr. President"); Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE; Translated into Norwegian by NILS-REINHARDT CHRISTENSEN; Choreographed by RANDI KRAMER-JOHANSEN; Directed by ROLF CHRISTENSEN ..... DETAILS: The 26 page playbill measures 5 1/8" X 8" inches and includes wonderful cover graphics, full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, promotional text (all text in Norwegian) and individual photos of each cast member ..... BONUS: Includes a history of the play with a rehearsal photo of ETHEL MERMAN with composer IRVING BERLIN, playwrights HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE and Broadway director GEORGE ABBOTT and a production photo of ETHEL MERMAN and RUSSELL NYPE (fourth and fifth scanned images) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a handwritten comment on the cover, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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